I’m trying to keep my own house from burning down. I can’t worry about someone else’s house.
BILL PARCELLSWhen I was coaching with the Patriots, the players pulled a practical joke and I said, ‘Do you think I’m Charlie the Tuna, like a sucker?’ After that, they called me Tuna.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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We’re not playing solitaire out here.
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You are what your record says you are.
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Look, when you are starting to put something together, you want the pudding to come out good. You’re trying to put in the right ingredients.
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Winning coaches look for opportunities to praise. Anything that reflects a commitment to the team is praiseworthy
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If you have fun, fine. It’s not all life and death.
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Resourceful coaches strive to have more ways to win than the other team.
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I grew up under demanding people, that demanded things from you, expected you to toe the mark.
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If they want you to cook the dinner, at least they ought to let you shop for some of the groceries.
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There’s a line, players usually don’t cross it and coaches usually don’t cross it. Every once in a while you get a little temper tantrum on both sides, I certainly have had ’em. I’m not proud of those.
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You get too old to lose. When you were a young guy, you bounced back from losses.
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When Super Bowl time comes around, I get jealous.
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I only want my team to play to its potential, as I perceive it to be. I really don’t have any regard for anyone else’s perception.
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God’s been good to me, He really has.
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What sets disciplined people apart? – The capacity to get past distractions. Focus on the task at hand.
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No matter how much you’ve won, no matter how many games, no matter how many championships, no matter how many Super Bowls, you’re not winning now, so you stink.
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